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Special Thanks to Spring Plant Sale Volunteers Inside Cover & Page 4 The Birds and the Bees Members-Only Class Page 10 Glorious Gardens set for June 2 & 3 Page 3 Friends of Special Thanks Birmingham Botanical Gardens to Spring Plant 2012 Board of Directors Henry Ray ��President Tricia Noble ��President-Elect Sale Volunteers Scott Walton ��Treasurer Lou Willie �� Secretary We would like to thank the Hanson Slaughter ��VP Development hundreds of volunteers who Brain Barr �� VP Gardens & Buildings Thomas G. Amason, Jr. ��Immediate Past President May: made the Spring Plant Sale Carl E. Jones, Jr. �� Officer Oak-leaf Hydrangeas Janet Taylor �� Officer Azaleas possible. Thank you for your Elizabeth Broughton �� Officer Perennials time, sweat and expertise. This At Large: Ferns Cathy Adams year, 9,000 people shopped at Laurie Allen Herbs Rhododendrons Shane Boatright the plant sale and were greeted Maggie Brooke Flowering shrubs Roses (peak) with your love of The Gardens. Gary Burley Barbara Burton You brought our mission to life. Tricia Holbrook Irises Summer Annuals Robert Holmes Margi Ingram Wildflowers Each year, the Spring Plant Clarke Gillespy Sheryl Kimerling Sale offers a large variety of Mike Malone plants backed by the expertise Fred Murray Kathryn Porter of volunteers to promote Lucy Tutwiler Mary Williamson knowledge and appreciation Amanda Fleming, Junior Board President of plants, gardening and the environment. This year was no Our Mission exception. Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens promotes public knowledge of plants, gardens and the environment; & receives, raises & administers resources for these purposes.

Our Vision The vision of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is to be one of the nation’s preeminent botanical gardens.

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Fred Spicer �� Executive Director Olivia Alison �� Director of Development Rhododendron maximum, Kaul Wildflower Garden Shown: Sundra Smith Stephanie Banks ��Director of Finance Elizabeth Drewry ��Librarian Both the Spring & Fall Plant Ellen Hardy �� Education Program Coordinator Sales at Birmingham Botanical Blake Ells �� Public Relations Coordinator June: Henry Hughes ��Director of Education Gardens further the mission of Crape Myrtles Perennials George Jenkins ��Development Officer promoting public knowledge Jason Kirby ��Library Assistant & Archivist Andrew Krebbs �� Director of Marketing & Membership Daylilies (peak) Roses and appreciation of plants, Savannah Lanier ��Donor Relations Officer Hope Long ��Director of Library Services Ferns Southern Magnolias gardens and the environment John Manion �� Curator of Kaul Wildflower Garden while providing consumers Shelly McCarty ��Special Events Coordinator Herbs Summer Annuals Carleen Mitchell �� Finance Clerk seasonally appropriate planting Jennifer Sanders �� Plant Adventures Coordinator Hostas Tropicals advice from experts and Phyllis Sutton �� Education Activities Specialist Taylor Steele ��Volunteer Coordinator satisfaction from supporting Hydrangeas Vegetables Rona Walters ��Membership Assistant a worthwhile cause with each Hemerocallis and Hydrangea, Jemison Lily Garden The Garden Dirt is the newsletter of Friends of Birmingham Botanical purchase. Gardens. The Garden Dirt is published six times a year to foster awareness and support events, services, and significant We would like to also thank our programs of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We sponsors: Terra Equities, Dunn welcome your comments and address corrections. Please contact: Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Real Estate, Royal Cup Coffee, Editor, Andrew Krebbs Rush Wines, Brio’s Tuscan Grill, 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham, AL 35223 The Homewood Star, Buffalo 205.414.3959 or [email protected] Rock, Fox 6, Leaf & Petal at bbgardens.org Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens practices a policy of equal The Gardens, Birmingham Home opportunity and equal access to services for all persons regardless of race, & Garden and Valpak of Central creed, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, orientation or sex. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a facility of Birmingham Park and Alabama. Recreation Board. The deadline for the July/August issue is June 15. W Dear Friends:

Thank you for your support of The Friends and lc e your patronage of our Spring Plant Sale. I wish Save I could say I’ve planted all of my purchases, but I’ll make a confession: sometimes I buy a plant without knowing exactly where I’ll plant it. I buy it because I like it and believe I will find a th e M O place. Occasionally, the place isn’t right for the plant and occasionally I forget a crucial period of watering before planting (or after). The result D a te is the same – a dead plant. This fits within the e definition of gardening, but only if you learn Earth Day from your mistakes, right? Well, I think it’s okay at The Gardens to buy a plant on impulse; to me it’s a harmless May 5 and relatively inexpensive way to practice a little Earth Day indulgence! Birmingham Rose Show at The Gardens May 12-13 I’m looking forward to heading south to see Jim May 5, 2012 Scott’s garden with a full bus of The Gardens’ Alabama Bonsai 11-4 p.m. members later this month and then heading Society Show Free Admission (way) north on our garden tour of Newport, RI, May 19-20 in June. Like all of our trips, these always fill to capacity very quickly. Stay tuned for future trip Alabama’s longest continually-running Central Alabama announcements – there’s no better way to spend Earth Day event brings education to life Daylily Society Sale time with other gardeners and The Gardens’ with unique, educational activities for kids, May 5 supporters than by enjoying the fruit of others’ families and the young at heart. labor! Seriously, these trips are not possible Displays of dozens of local and regional without the help of the garden-makers and Birmingham Fern organizations advocating water, air and the local hosts, and we are grateful for all their Society Lecture land conservation, wildlife protection, efforts and assistance. May 16 energy efficiency, recycling, and healthful, sustainable living will fill the lawn of the Glorious Gardens Hill Garden in front of the Conservatory In this issue, be sure to get more details on Earth June 2-3 with fun-filled, family-focused activities. Day at The Gardens and the return of Glorious The purpose of Earth Day at The Gardens Gardens. The first is our annual gathering of Annual Fern is to promote awareness, understanding and local environmental groups and the second, Society Show dialogue for solutions to environmental our peek “behind the hedges” at the area’s best June 20 issues. It is a participatory approach to private gardens. Our public garden partner is creating new ideas for resolving issues that Railroad Park, and we’re proud to highlight range in scope from local to global. It’s also Member Day Birmingham’s new and vital urban green space. fun! July 21 At the entrance, used electronic devices See you in The Gardens, Cocktails may be dropped off for recycling. in The Gardens Admission is free. Music will be provided August 9 by the Oxymorons. Popcorn and ice water Fred Spicer September 13 are provided throughout the day at no October 11 charge. Executive Director The newest garden, the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone, will be open to the public for the first time. 1 Just Add Water! Olivia Alison, Director of Development When Gail and Marvin Snyder retired to Birmingham, one of the first things they did was join Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Moving often for their active careers, they would visit

e n t the local botanical garden whenever they relocated to familiarize themselves with the area and to get help with their new yard. Botanical gardens became a habit!

m Since arriving in Alabama, Gail has “gone native.” She loves the “wonderful learning experiences” available at The Gardens and is volunteering with curator John Manion in the p Kaul Wildflower Garden and working with The Gardens Native Plant group in the potting shed. She recently completed the requirements for her Certification in Native Plant Studies. o

Last summer, Gail and Marvin saw firsthand the withering effects of Alabama’s heat and drought. They were surprised to find that most of our gardens, including the Kaul

e l Wildflower Garden, had no irrigation system. They approached John and said, “We’ll contribute some funds to kick start raising the money needed.” Their seed gift launched a Curator John Manion with Gail and v year-long planning and installation process that resulted in the new watering system for the Marvin Snyder at Spring Plant Sale

e wildflower garden. (The balance came from the Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Trust, managed by Regions Trust.) Our thanks to Gail and Marvin for seeing a need and acting on it. Their concern and generosity has made a huge difference. Go up and see for yourself in the Kaul Wildflower Garden!

D as of March 2012 If you would like to make a difference at The Gardens, please contact Olivia Alison, director Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. Aldridge of development, at 205.414.3961 or [email protected]. Even small donations can Mrs. Ruby S. Ansley * Mr. & Mrs. Michael Balliet serve as a catalyst! Mrs. Camille A. Becker Mrs. Lucille S. Beeson* Peggy Bonfield & Orrin Ford Bequest by the Book Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland Olivia Alison, Director of Development Mrs. Tom Tartt Brown* Library Director Hope Long has become the newest member D. Joseph & Ida C. Burns* Ms. Suzanne G. Clisby of The Gardens’ Perennial Society. This doesn’t mean that Mrs. Martha Stone Cobb Daniel* she is potting up perennials for the Fall Plant Sale—that is The Daniel Foundation of Alabama handled by the F.B.I. (Fay Belt Ireland) Perennial Group The Dunn-French Family Mr. F. Lewter Ferrell, Jr.* volunteers. (If Hope was potting anything it would be If you would like to follow Hope’s example and Mr. R.R. Herbst* hydrangeas, a passion developed when she previously worked Mr. J. Ernest & Mrs. Ora Lee Hill* include The Gardens in your estate planning, at Aldridge Botanical Gardens.) Rather, Hope shared that she Mrs. Fay B. Ireland request one of our helpful booklets entitled Mr. George L. Jenkins has included The Gardens in her will. As a member of the Techniques for Planning a Successful Will Hugh & Bobbe Kaul* Perennial Society, the group of forward-thinking individuals or Planning Your Bequests from Director of Ms. Pamela Kaul* who make a planned gift or endowment gift to The Gardens, Dr. Bodil Lindin-Lamon* Development Olivia Alison (205.414.3961/ Hope receives invitations to special gatherings and our Fran Lawlor [email protected]) or Development Ms. Hope Long Perennial Society newsletter. She is, in fact, profiled in the Officer George Jenkins (205. 879.2762/ Dr. Michael E. Malone spring issue. Ms. Louise T. McAvoy * [email protected]). To read more about Mrs. Mary Jean Morawetz When offered life insurance in a new employee benefits package, Hope and other members of the Perennial Mr. Philip Morris Hope, 44, was spurred to do some long range planning. She Society read the newsletter issues on our website Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. James L. Newsome realized that The Friends could be the beneficiary of the policy, at www.bbgardens.org/perennialsociety. Dr. & Mrs. A. I. Perley * so she chose to leave a percentage of her estate to The Gardens. To make a bequest or endowment gift to Steve & LeAnne Porter Inspired by our founding librarian Ida C. Burns, Hope wants Mrs. Carol P. Poynor Birmingham Botanical Gardens, please use the her planned gift to help endow the library director’s position, Mrs. Dorothy L. Renneker following legal name and address: Mr. & Mrs. William M. Spencer, III* so that the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens will Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. always be able to attract talented staff. Birmingham Botanical Society, Inc. Mr. Douglas Arant Stockham (doing business as Friends of Dr. Wendell H. Taylor* Hope loves her job and The Gardens. “In my ninth year, it Ms. Barbara D. Thorne Birmingham Botanical Gardens) is still as much fun as it was the first day.” We thank her for Mrs. Carolyn D. Tynes* 2612 Lane Park Road Mrs. Ann H. “Nancy” Warren* her vision, her dedication and her unconventional approach Birmingham, AL 35223 Mrs. Robert Wells to library science! Anonymous 2 * deceased D e v l e Featuring Seven Stunning Gardens presented by o Saturday, June 2, 10 - 5 p.m. 1

and Sunday, June 3, Noon - 5 p.m. p $25 All Access Pass - Rain or Shine m Glorious Gardens returns to Birmingham, showcasing six residential homes and one public garden. t n e The biannual event allows ticket-holders intimate views of six 2 private gardens from across the horticultural spectrum, from sprawling ranch style estate to quaint self-maintained gardens. Glorious Gardens not only educates visitors about plants, arts, gardening and various aspects of landscape design, but also benefits our mission to promote public knowledge and appreciation of plants, gardens, and the environment. 3 Featured Gardens 1. Barbara Saurer and Brad White Greenwood Street, Homewood, AL 2. John and Catherine Close Greenwood Street, Homewood, AL 4 3. Jane R. and Neil Ross Kenilworth Drive, Homewood, AL 4. Ginger and Charles Clark Canterbury Road, Birmingham, AL 5. Mark and Caroline Clark 5 Vestavia Drive, Birmingham, AL 6. Ernest and Vivian Cory Vestavia Drive, Birmingham, AL 7. Railroad Park First Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 6 For detailed garden descriptions and photos visit www.bbgardens.org/gloriousgardens

Tickets: Purchase your tickets online at www.bbgardens.org/ gloriousgardens or call 205.414.3965. Tickets may also be purchased at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Leaf & Petal at The Gardens, Leaf & Petal at Mountain Brook Village, Leaf & Petal at the 7 Summit, Oak Street Garden Shop, Colliers Nursery, Sweet Peas, Myers Plants & Pottery and Plant Odyssey. 3 s Volunteer Spotlight: Anatomy of a Plant Sale Taylor Steele, Volunteer Coordinator

The Spring Plant Sale, known prior to How would you describe your plant group volunteers? 2005 as Spring Fiesta; has been marked We have a dedicated bunch and many of them try to attend our Wednesday work on member’s calendars for over forty sessions every week. They are very interested in plants and gardening, in helping raise years. This year was no different, only the money for The Gardens, and are committed to educating the public about the value and venue. Each year over seven thousand beauty of native plants. patrons purchase a variety of more than Betsy Fleenor, Native Plant Group 100,000 plants made available during the four-day plant sale. I cannot think of Describe your plant group’s work timeline leading up to the Spring anywhere else in Birmingham that you Plant Sale? lu n t e e r can find that many plants at one place, Many hours go into the planning to solicit volunteers and deciding who is strong at at one time. Just the sight of a “sea of what task. We have to decide where we will be ordering plants and what plants we o green” is a wondrous and exciting vision. will be ordering, remembering what sold last year and what did not; is there any plant request and is there any new and hot plant the on the market that everyone must have… V Earley Watson, Tropicals Group

How many years has your plant group been involved with the Spring Plant Sale? The Perennial Group is one of the original plant groups and has been a part of the Spring Sale since its inception. The group has been in existence for over 40 years. The group adopted a new name in 2009 in honor of its founder and faithful supporter of Truly, plants are the stars of the four- the Gardens, Fay B. Ireland. Fay would always tag her seed trays with her initials day event, but if you want to know “FBI” and it became a legend as her seed trays always started perfectly while others who are the best supporting actors and “not so much.” As a tribute and as horticultural good luck we go by her initials, “FBI actresses, you need look no further Perennial Group.” The Perennial Group (specifically Fay Ireland) started the Fall than the volunteers that make this event Sale to encourage the planting of perennials in the fall for best spring bloom. happen. Long before the doors open Janet Taylor, F.B.I. Perennial Group Thursday evening of the members-only How does the Spring Plant Sale support your group’s goals and sale, hundreds of hours of planning, mission? preparing, and potting have taken place. The Birmingham Fern Society’s mission is to educate people about ferns and Plant groups and societies that work the how to use them in their landscape. sale create a small army of plant experts Ralph Johnston, Birmingham Fern Society aiding and assisting sale patrons with tips on planting, watering, fertilizing What about the Spring Plant Sale appeals to your group the most? and growing everything from ‘Cherokee Knowing we have knowledge to help people. Learning more ourselves. Purple’ tomatoes to this year’s signature Hanging out with botanical friends. plant, a Cleome hybrid called, ‘Senorita June Mays, Trees and Shrubs Group Rosalita.’ What makes your volunteer group work successfully during the Since this was my first plant sale as a Spring Plant Sale? staff member, I thought it was fitting The Herb Army has many volunteers (more than 20) who participate. We to submit an article for The Garden Dirt have many years of experience plus teamwork and flexibility. that gives more insight about the people Donna Taylor, The Herb Army who truly make the Spring Plant Sale a reality. I gave each of the plant group Two closing remarks to our patrons of the 2012 BBG Spring Plant Sale: and society chairs questions that focused first, thank you for your continued support, and second, tell the plant on the human element of the sale, rather groups and societies how much you appreciate their dedication and hard than just the plants. Here are some of work leading up to the plant sale. their responses: 4 L

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May 4, 2012 Susan Haltom S Author of One Writer’s Garden: Visit the Gerlach Plant Information r e Eudora Welty’s Center (GPIC) inside the Garden Center during v Home Place May and June for the exhibit: e c i May 10 • 2-3 p.m. Linn-Henley All About Birds Lecture Hall

hyme to ead ook roup s Tickets: $5 T R B G “A rich exploration of the garden Welty June 5, 6 p.m. tended with her mother and how that The Secret Garden work affected her writing.” By Frances Hodgson Burnett Also featuring Artist Danette Steele Jones Join us in The Library at 6 p.m. Jones will be displaying a selection of on the first Tuesday of each watercolors painted from Eudora Welty’s month to discuss a new, fun book depression era photographs of the May 1, 6 p.m. pertaining to gardening, plants or the environment. Contact South. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Director of Library Services, Book Signing to follow lecture By Janisse Ray Hope Long at 205.414.3931 or Books are available for purchase at [email protected] for more Leaf & Petal at The Gardens information or to get involved. Register: www.bbgardens.org/adult, 205.414.3958 Children’s Story Time in The Gardens with Miss Rita In the new Arrington Plant Adventure Zone! Free Admission

Sunday, May 20 | 2 p.m. Wednesday May 30 | 10 a.m. Sunday, June 10 | 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 | 10 a.m. 5 Gardening Tips Good Things Growing… for March/April Courtesy of In The Gardens Fred Spicer, Executive Director In the 2008 issue of The Garden Dirt, I www.aces.edu reported on the success of a “laceleaf ” cultivar for more information, of American elderberry, Sambucus canadensis see www.aces.edu ‘Acutiloba.’ The variegated, and purple- and yellow-foliaged selections of European May elderberries, from their native species. FRUITS AND NUTS – Continue spray program. Keep grass from S. nigra and S. racemosa, are knocked senseless around trees and strawberries. by our heat, but the American species grows Peaches and apples can still be a r d e n i nspontaneously g (i.e., we didn’t plant it) here at budded. The Gardens. SHRUBS – Newly planted shrubs I also mentioned our desire to trial another need extra care now and in G cultivar of the American species, ‘Aurea,’ coming weeks. Don’t spray with the only known yellow-foliaged cultivar. As oil emulsions when temperature is above 85 °F. an update, ‘Aurea’ has now been growing happily alongside Sonat Lake at our LAWNS – Now is the best time to entrance for three growing seasons. New start lawns from seed. Water new foliage is screaming chartreuse through lawns as needed to prevent drying. late May (above), before calming down to Keep established lawns actively growing by watering fertilizing and a medium yellow-green in June. Flowers mowing. Spray weeds in lawns with (white) and fruit (black, quickly taken by proper herbicide. birds) are typical for the species. Fall color is a weak yellow. ROSES – Spray or dust for insects and diseases. Fertilize monthly Following site preferences for this species, it receives with complete fertilizer or rose full sun, and the soil is moist. The species wilts and special. Container-grown plants tatters in drier soils and in shade the species is especially in flower may be planted. Prune climbing roses after the first big flush leggy, so moisture is critical and hard, late-winter offlowering. pruning (sometimes called pleaching or stooling) is recommended to keep the plant relatively compact. ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS – Growth habit when the plant is treated this way can Late plantings of bedding plants still have time to produce. Watch for be described as multi-stemmed, upright and irregularly insects on day lilies. spreading. Sambucus flowers on new wood, so the bloom cycle is not interrupted by winter pruning. BULBS – Summer bulbs started in containers may still be planted. Another plant at our entrance that receives lots of Do not remove foliage from comments is a weeping specimen of Chinese hackberry, spring flowering bulbs. Do not let Celtis sinensis ‘Green Cascade.’ Planted in 2004 from a 1-gallon container into moist soil seedheads form on tulips and other and full sun, it has grown surprisingly fast, even for a hackberry, and now measures 7’ spring flowering bulbs. tall and over 25’ wide (top left). The cultivar name is quite apt as the plant has become MISCELLANEOUS – Mulch new a dramatic, curvaceous living sculpture, widely-spreading with arching and – yes – shrub plantings if not already done. cascading tiers of branches. Leaf color is rich Avoid drying out new shrub, tree and bright green in spring and lustrous dark green lawn plantings. in summer (center left). By late summer, a non- VEGETABLE SEED – Plant heat- fatal leaf spot disease appears and some leaves loving and tender vegetables. Start will drop as a result; these are minor maladies cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and but warrant siting considerations. Fall color celery in coldframe for fall garden. is green-yellow and the leaves drop relatively VEGETABLE PLANTS – Plant early, revealing the sweeping branch structure tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and 6 (bottom right) during the dormant season. sweet potatoes. G Certificate in Native Plant Studies Classes/Field Trips/Volunteer Opportunities g n i n e d r a

Registration and further information about Non-Native Invasive Plants & Their Effect (Elective) the program, including course descriptions Instructor: Harvey Cotton and certificate requirements can be found Saturday, June 30 | 8:30-12:30 p.m. at www.bbgardens.org/plantstudies or call Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $40 Members | $45 Non-Members June 205.414.3958.

FRUITS AND NUTS – Layer Native Ferns & Their Relatives (Elective) grapes and continue spray Native Plant Propagation - Part II (Elective) Instructor: Dan Jones programs. Thin apples and Instructor: Jan Midgley Saturday, July 14 | 8:30-12:30 p.m. peaches if too thick. Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens SHRUBS – Lace bugs may Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 8:30 - 12:30 p.m. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members be a problem on azaleas, $40 Members | $45 Non-Members pyracanthas, dogwoods, cherry Alabama Butterflies & Native Plants (Elective) laurels, and other shrubs. Water The Davis Arboretum at Auburn University (Field Trip) Instructor: Sara Bright and Paulette Ogard as needed. Fertilize now. Keep Field trip leaders: Dee Smith and Patrick Thompson Friday, August 17 | 8:30-12:30 p.m. long shoots from developing by Location: Auburn University, AL pinching out tips. Good time to Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Wednesday, May 23 | 9:30-1:30 p.m. take cuttings from semi-mature $40 Members | $45 Non-Members wood for rooting. $20 Members | $25 Non-Members Native Plants of Glades & Rock Outcrops (Elective) LAWNS – Follow a schedule Introduction to Botany (Core) Instuctors: Michelle Reynolds and Arnie Rutkis of fertilization and watering. Instructor: Carl Sloan Saturday, September 15 | 8:30-12:30 p.m. Lawns should be mowed weekly Saturday, May 26 | 8:30-4:30 p.m. Planting may continue if soil is Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens moist. Continue weed spraying if Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $20 Members | $25 Non-Members necessary. $80 Members | $90 Non-Members Native Plants & Birds (Elective) ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS – Barber Alabama Woodlands Volunteer Workday Instructor: Greg Harber Keep old flower heads removed (Volunteer Opportunity) to promote continued flowering. Saturday, September 22 | 8:30-12:30 p.m. Work leaders: Taylor Steele and John Manion Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Plant garden mums if not already Saturday, May 26 | 9-3:30 p.m. in. For compact mums, keep tips $40 Members | $45 Non-Members Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens pinched out. Watch for insects Registration Required and diseases. Introduction to Study Native Plants (Core) Instructor: John Manion BULBS – Foliage may be Plant-Soil Relationships (Core) removed from spring bulbs if it Saturday, September 29 | 8:30-4:30 p.m. Instructor: Henry Hughes Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens has yellowed and is becoming Saturday, June 2 | 8:30-4:30 p.m. dry. Watch for aphids and thrips $80 Members | $90 Non-Members on summer bulbs. Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $80 Members | $90 Non-Members MISCELLANEOUS – If scale The Quarry at Ruffner Mountain (Field Trip) insects continue on shrubs, Field trip leaders: Michelle Reynolds and Kaul Wildflower Garden Volunteer Workday Arnie Rutkis use materials other than oils. (Volunteer Opportunity) Set houseplants on porch or Workday leader: John Manion Saturday, October 13 | 1-5 p.m. outdoors in shade and pay close Saturday, June 9 | 9-3:30 p.m. Location: Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve attention to the need for water. Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $20 Members | $25 Non-Members VEGETABLE SEED – Plant Registration Required beans, field peas, pumpkins, squash, corn, cantaloupes and Native Grasses and Grass-Like Plants (Elective) watermelons. Instructor: Dan Spaulding VEGETABLE PLANTS – Plant Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens tomatoes, peppers, eggplants Saturday, June 16, 2012 |12:30 - 4:30 p.m. and sweet potato vine cuttings. $40 Members | $45 Non-Members 7 s As we celebrate The Year of Alabama Food, Birmingham Botanical Gardens welcomes a documentary series all about food: the good, the bad and the ugly. All of the movies are free and open to the public. Registration e n t is not required. All of the films will

v take place in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall in the Garden Center and will begin promptly at 2 p.m. After several E of the films we will have community conversations led by experts who will address questions you may have.

Fresh July 8, 2 p.m.

Dive July 15, 2 p.m.

Queen of the Sun July 22, 2 p.m.

Farmageddon July 29, 2 p.m.

Urban Roots August 12, 2 p.m. Sponsored by

Dirt! The Movie August 19, 2 p.m.

For more information visit www.bbgardens.org/filmseries.

Returns on: August 9 September 13 October 11 Look for new changes to the 2012 series in 8 the July/August issue. E ti at c u d Children’sChildren’s SummerSummer CampsCamps 2012:2012: o

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Make sure to see our traditional favorites (Parents’ Camps are $136 for members* and $170 for non- Request) as well as our new topics! Programs are members unless otherwise noted. For more information designed to actively promote your child’s natural or to register by phone, contact Education Program sense of creativity and discovery with fun learning Coordinator Ellen Hardy at 205.414.3953 or ehardy@ experiences in the unmatched setting at Birmingham bbgardens.org. Register online at www.bbgardens.org/ Botanical Gardens! summercamps. *Hydrangea Level and above

May 29-June 1, 2012 June 11-15, 2012: July 9-13, 2012 Painting in The Gardens | (9 - 1 p.m.) Afternoon Week! Garden Adventures For children entering grades 3 - 6 Art in the Afternoon: Paper Art with American Girl $109 Members* (1:30 - 4:30 p.m.) (Parent’s Request) | (9 - 1 p.m.) $136 Non-Members For children entering grades K - 2 For children entering grades K - 2 $102 Members* Let’s Get Growing | (9 - 1 p.m.) $128 Non-Members Southern Summer Chefs: For children entering grades K - 2 The Sweeter Side | (9 - 1 p.m.) $109 Members* Explore The Gardens For children entering grades 3 - 6 $136 Non-Members with Winnie the Pooh (1:30 - 4:30 p.m.) For 4- and 5-year-olds entering fall July 16-20, 2012 preschool programs Southern Summer Chefs $102 Members* (Parents’ Request) | (9 - 1 p.m.) $128 Non-Members ForC childrenAMP entering FULL grades K – 2

Southern Summer Chefs June 18-22, 2012 (Parents’ Request) | (9 - 1 p.m.) It’s A Buggy World (Parents’ Request) June 25-29, 2012 For children entering grades 3 - 6 (9 - 1 p.m.) Young Builders: For 4- and 5-year-olds entering fall June 4-8, 2012 Legos in the Landscape preschool programs Flower Fairies | (9 - 1 p.m.) (9 - 1 p.m.) July 23-27, 2012 For 4- and 5-year-olds entering ForC childrenAMP entering FULL grades K - 2 Let’s Dig Up Some Fun | (9 - 1 p.m.) fall preschool programs Wild Wings and Creeping Things For 4- and 5-year-olds entering fall (Parents’ Request) | (9 - 1 p.m.) Young Builders: preschool programs For children entering grades K - 2 Garden Adventures Legos in the Landscape with American Girl (Parents’ Request) (9 - 1 p.m.) Let’s Dig Up Some Fun | (9 - 1 p.m.) (9 - 1 p.m.) For children entering grades 3 - 6 For children entering grades K - 2 For children entering grades K - 2

Southern Summer Chefs | (9 - 1 p.m.) Paper Art | (9 - 1 p.m.) For children entering grades K-2 For children entering grades 3 - 6 9 n Junior Board Classes & Events Adult Education

o Salsa de Mayo Hydrangeas in a Basket presented by The Gardens’ Instructor: Becky Roberson, Artist Junior Board Saturday, May 19, 2012 | 9 – 12 p.m. Instructor: Lori Sours, co-founder of Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $35 Members | $40 Non-Members the authentic Salsa Senorita. Thursday, May 3 | 6 - 8 p.m. Creating Memorable Images Location: Birmingham Botanical Instructor: Hank Siegal Gardens - East Room Two Saturdays, May 26 and June 2, 2012 | 9 – 1 p.m. $15 Before May 1 | $20 After May 1 Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $125 (no member discount) The Birds and Bees – (Members-Only) Garden Mixology Instructors: Greg Harber, Audubon Society presented by The Gardens’

d u c at i and Sallie Lee, Urban Region Ext. Agent Junior Board Saturday, June 9, 2012 | 10 – 12 p.m. Instructor: Michael Connors, Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Exploration Mixologist at Dram in Mountain

E Free to Members + One Guest Brook Village Thursday, June 7 | 6 - 8 p.m. Rain Barrel Workshop Location: Birmingham Botanical Instructors: Sallie Lee, Urban Region Ext. Agent Gardens - Arrington Plant Adventure Saturday, June 23, 2012 | 10 – 1 p.m. Zone Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Exploration and Plant Aventure Zone $15 Before June 1 | $20 After June 1 $50 Barrel and Class | $30 Barrel Only Class limited to 36 From the Garden to the Grill presented by The Gardens’ Backyard Bird Junk (Family Class) Junior Board Instructor: Taylor Steele, Volunteer Coordinator and Naturalist Instructor: Chef Angela Schmidt, Saturday, June 30, 2012 | 10 – 12 p.m. owner of Chef U Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens – Exploration Classroom Saturday, August 11 | 5 - 7 p.m. $10 Adult Members, $5 Child Members Location: Birmingham Botanical $15 Non-Members, $7.50 Child Non-Members Gardens - Arrington Plant Adventure Children Ages 7-12 Zone $20 Before August 1 | $25 After August 1 Kids n’ Cameras Instructors: Hank Siegel and John Shadrick Saturday, July 7 | 10 - 2:30 p.m. Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens $50 General Admission

Advisor Level Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Jones, Jr. Patron Level Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Pursell Brasfield and Gorrie Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Cobb, III Benefactor Level Mr. and Mrs. Bob de Buys Angelo and Ann Bruno Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Johnson Mr. R. Shane Boatright Mr. and Mrs. Jon Kimerling Ms. Elna Brendel Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Derrill Crowe James L. Newsome Chairman Level Mr. Stewart M. Dansby Mrs. Fay B. Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Northen III Dr. and Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Ray, Jr. Mr & Mrs. John Israel The Hill-Allison Charitable Lead Trust Louise D. Johnson Rucker and Margaret Agee Fund Royal Cup, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. B. Hanson Slaughter Southern Progress Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Stockham Director Level Stephens Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor, II Mrs. Claire H. Fairley Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stukes As of May 1, 2012 10 G

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Alabama Chapter American Society of Ms. Allison Dailey* Olivia E. Alison Edgar B. Marx Mr. & Mrs. Robert de Buys Honors Landscape Architects Briarwood Garden Club Mrs. Gayle Leitman AlabamaDonors Tourism Department Ms. Cynthia Edwards* New Era Study Club Ann & Angelo Bruno Foundation Dr. Butch Goldblatt June Mays Birmingham Botanical Society Fund Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr.* Birmingham Botanical Society/Herb Garden Mrs. Betsy Fleenor* 50th Anniversary of Birmingham Fern Society Fund Ms. Rikesha S. Foster* Mr. & Mrs. Michael Balliet

Birmingham Botanical Society, Inc./Auxilliary Mr. & Mrs. Williams Goodwyn, Jr. Mr. George L. Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Matt Montz Fund Mrs. Susan Haskell* Cornerstone Sunday School Class Bruno Vegetable Garden Fund & Mrs. Williams Hinds Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland S Mr. Brian Hoffman* City of Birmingham Olivia E. Alison* Mike Rushing City of Vestavia Hills Mr. Henry Hughes* Décor by Kirsti Mr. Brandon Ingle* Gardens of Inverness Garden Club p p u Dunn-French Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kimerling Mr. and Mrs. Hubert W. Goings Highland Lakes Garden Club El Paso 36 Employee Volunteer Grant Program Mr. Andrew B. Krebbs* Evelyn and Gene Stutts Advised Garden Gate Garden Club Ms. Alabama Williams Mills* Fund of CFGB* Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. Hugh & Bobbe Kaul Wildflower Garden Fund Steve & Mary Phillips* The Little Garden Club Jemison Investment Company Advised Fund of the Dr. & Mrs. John W. Poynor Ms. Ellen Hardy Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer S. Poynor III* Jemison Lily Garden Fund Mrs. Margo Rebar Anonymous* Millie Thomas o McAvoy Botanical Fund Mr. Eric Seales* Johnaca E. Kelley* Montgomery Smith Inc. Ms. Kelly Seales* Fletcher D. Harvey ter e rt Perley Botanical Society, Inc. Fund Ms. Barbara C. Shelton* Cherokee Rose Garden Club Elizabeth Vaughan Vulcan Materials Company Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Shepard* Weakly Weeders Garden Club Ms. Olivia E. Alison* Mr. & Mrs. William M. Slaughter Henry F. Hughes Ms. Carmen Austin* Ms. Deborah Alley Smith Anonymous* Ms. Grace Smith* Edgewood Garden Club VMC Mrs. Stephanie D. Banks* Ms. Jessica Smith* Johnaca E. Kelley* Mr. William Baskett Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. Hope Long Ms. Theresa Bossard* Mr. Taylor Steele* Flower Show Judges - Council 8 Grace Wammack Mr. & Mrs. Frank Canterbury, Jr. Mr. Mark Stith Ms. Jennifer Wammack s Ms. Holly M. Chesnut* Mr. & Mrs. Jarred O. Taylor II* Ms. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Louis Willie, III John Manion Ms. Elizabeth Coleman* Ms. Rebecca Wisotsky* Forest Park Garden Club Dr. & Mrs. Derrill Crowe * Made a goft on Alabama Gives Day

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11 s memorials 1.1.12-2.29.12 Ruby S. Ansley Nimrod W.E. Long J. Reese Murray, Jr. Mr. George L. Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. N. Thomas Williams Mrs. Juliet Calvin Mr. & Mrs. Williams Goodwyn, Jr. Clara H. Baskett William A. Maddox Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. James Mr. WilliamMemorials Baskett Mrs. Mila A. Luketic Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. McFadden

rt e r Jane Campbell Rose McCraney Richard Osband Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Abbey Olivia E. Alison* Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher D. Harvey III Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Carr o Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Doyal Betty R. Montgomery Lygia Saulny Mr. William F. Flautt Ms. Olivia E. Alison* Ms. Carmen Austin * Ms. Catherine W. Fong Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Hall III Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Bennett, Jr. Virginia B. Spencer Ms. Marilyn Haver Mrs. J. W. Bledsoe, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Morris Hackney Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Johnson, Jr. Ms. Cheryl Boessow u p p Dr. & Mrs. Kent G. Palcanis Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Bromberg, Jr. Claudia F. Stone RealtySouth at Crestline Ms. Mary Virginia Brown Mrs. Edmund C. Dyas

S Ms. Madge Shaw Mrs. James J. Bushnell Tellas W. Fogg Mr. & Mrs. Frank Canterbury, Jr. Rebecca F. Parsons

Ronnie Coffee Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Clarke Mrs. Charles A. Powell Olivia E. Alison Ms. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland William H. Parsons John H. Dumas Dorothy J. Day Mrs. Claire H. Fairley Larry D. Striplin Mrs. Frances Blount Mrs. Jeanette Hancock Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt R. Haskell Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Hinds Elizabeth E. Taylor Jim Duncan Mrs. Fay B. Ireland Mr. & Mrs. James Alison Mr. & Mrs. David Woodruff Mr. & Mrs. Leland Keller Mr. & Mrs. Rob Couch Mrs. William W. McTyeire, Jr. Mrs. James H. Emack a r d e n Radiance S. Early Mrs. J. M. Morgan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Emack Mr. & Mrs. N. Thomas Williams Mountain Brook Gardens Condominium Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Murray, Jr. George H. Townsend Mrs. Elberta G. Reid Ms. Julie Adams

G Glenn E. Estess Ms. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland Mrs. Carolyn Satterfield Mr. & Mrs. Earl Trafton Mr. & Mrs. William Silsbee, Jr. Ann H. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Tapscott, Jr. Ms. Linda Fagan Olive Mae Leaver Ms. Sue C. White Mr. & Mrs. Earl Trafton Mr. & Mrs. N. Thomas Williams Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yoe

Gifts to The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens January - March 2012 Jan Holliday Birmingham Fern Society Gene & Donna Taylor – in honor of June Mays Dr. & Mrs. Tommy Amason Cherokee Rose Garden Club Babs Simpson – in honor of Fletcher Harvey Frank Davies Flower Show Judges Council 8 Lisa Ennis – in honor of Hope Long Barbara Lampkin

12 Volunteer Janet Taylor, helping a shopper at the Spring Plant Sale. G New & Renewing Members 1.1.12-2.29.12 n e d r a President’s Circle- Mrs. Walter B. Evans Dr. & Mrs. C. Glenn Cobbs Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Mills, Sr. Ms. Kris Blevons Mrs. Margaret L. Fleenor Margaret & Archie Cobbs Mrs. Nina P. Miranda Mr. Mike Bounds $1,000 Mr. & Mrs. Earl George Mr. & Mrs. Jack Cole Mr. & Mrs. James J. Monaghan Ms. Frances M. Brandon The Thompson Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Morton Goldfarb Ms. Mary Colgin Mr. & Mrs. Whit J. Montgomery Jesse Bryson Mr. & Mrs. A. Philip Cook, Jr. Sherry & Jerry Moore Debra Burrell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Adams Dr. & Mrs. William Hansford Dr. & Mrs. William Costenbader Mrs. Jane Moore Ms. Judy Bynum NewMr. & Mrs. Edgar G. Aldridge Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & B. Harmon Ms. Miriam Cowan RenewingMrs. Dorothy A. Morgan Kay Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hartline Janet Cox Mr. & Mrs. Michael Morrisey Mrs. Helen Campbell Mr. & Mrs. William H. Barnes Sidney & Russ Hoover Mr. R. N. Craig & Mrs. Carol M. Craig Dr. Charles Murray Ms. Leslie Carlisle Mr. & Mrs. Gene Boles Mr. Frank Hrabe Mr. Robert Crossmeyer Mr. & Mrs. John T. Natter Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Chastain Mr. & Mrs. Hubert W. Goings, Jr. Mr. Ben Ivey Jackson Ms. Barbara Crowe Ms. Mary A. Newell Mr. & Mrs. Coffee Colvin Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cook Michael & Jennifer Jacobs Ms. Dolores Crumly Mr. & Mrs. Alex Newton Mr. Philip Morris Dr. & Mrs. Charles Dasher Mr. & Mrs. Ken Nichols Ms. Carol Corvin Mrs. Elizabeth W. Jones Dr. & Mrs. John W. Poynor Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis Dr. & Mrs. Albert Oberman Mrs. Anna Cox Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ogden S. Deaton Paulette & Bill Ogard Ms. Mary Lynda Crockett Mr. & Mrs. William M. Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. James G. Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Armand Dekeyser Mr. & Mrs. Joe Owings Mrs. William N. Culp, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Walker Ms. Ethelwyn Langston Kelly Denson Mr. & Mrs. Steve D. Palmour Ms. Jane Davis S Ms. Eileen Lewis Mr. Joseph Dice & Dr. Patricia Dice Jason E. Patrick Ms. Joan E. Denman Mr. John Manion Ms. Eva Dillard Mrs. Tonya Payne Mrs. Judy DeWitt Mrs. Mary I. Dillon Mr. Banks Petrey Mrs. Joseph M. Donald, Jr. Ambassador- $500 Mrs. David H. Marbury, III p p u Ms. Marilyn Dixon Dr. & Mrs. John R. Phillips, III Ms. Tonya Drake Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Cobb Mrs. Robert McCalley Dr. & Mrs. L. Aubrey Drewry Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Poellnitz, III Ms. & Mr. Laurie M. Elmets Mrs. Louise G. Smith Ms. Carol A. McCoy Mrs. George B. Elliott Mr. Jack B. Porterfield, Jr. Ms. Nancy Essig Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. South Mrs. Margaret H. McGowan Dr. & Mrs. Bonner Engelhardt Mrs. Belle Prosser Mr. & Mrs. William G. Faulkner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Molliston Mr. Sam Erwin Mrs. Elizabeth Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Feagin Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Styslinger, III Mrs. J. M. Morgan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Farish Diane Remick Ms. Jean Folsom Dr. & Mrs. Glenn E. Peters Mr. & Mrs. Alvin V. Filer Dr. & Mrs. Courtenay Renneker Ms. Susan W. Gaskins Mrs. Virginia Gillenwater Steve & Mary Phillips Mr. & Mrs. William L. Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Reynolds

Oak- $250 Ms. Nicole Fortune Mrs. Carol Ringland Mrs. Cecily Graham-Chaney & o Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Becker Mrs. Helen Phillips-Carter Mrs. Anita Fowler Mr. & Mrs. David Roberson Mr. Arthur Chaney Denny & Susan Ragland Mr. Albert P. Brewer Mr. Denson Franklin Lauren Roberts Mrs. Becky Greenlee Mrs. Carolyn B. Reed Dr. & Mrs. G. Y. Gillespie Ms. Debbie Roberts Susan Hammack Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Bromberg, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Roberts Mrs. Angela Gomez Ms. Rebecca Russell Mrs. Martha B. Hastings r e rt Ms. Alleen Cater & Dr. Lyle A. Hohnke Dr. & Mrs. Adam Robertson Charles & Martha Gorham George & Tricia Sadowski Mr. & Mrs. Calvin C. Haynes Dr. & Mrs. Mark Clark Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Roth Mr. & Mrs. Mac B. Greaves Mr. & Mrs. William Sandlin Ms. Lynn Headley Mr. Richard Healy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Curtin, Sr. Dr. Susan P. Salter & Arthur & Patricia Green Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sanford Ms. Jan C. Greer Mr. Adam Sigman Dr. Kathryn Hoar Dr. Anne M. Cusic & Dr. Bruce Cusic Mr. Steven C. Hydinger Mr. & Mrs. Micheal W. Griggs Ms. M. Ann Skipper Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Holcombe Dr. & Mrs. James A. Davis, III Dr. Paul Samuelson Mrs. Willis C. Hagan, Jr. Mr. Ben Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dawson Mrs. Vicki Smith Mrs. Patricia Hardy Mr. & Mrs. Joey Smith Dr. Jeanne S. Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Marc Eason Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Steele Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hardy Ms. Grace K. Smith Mrs. Barbara B. Lampkin Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher D. Harvey III Mr. & Mrs. Dan Smith Dr. Karen Larsen Mrs. James H. Emack Mary Ann & Ricky Stone Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tate Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hawkins Mrs. Debra Southern Mrs. Mary Lyn LaRussa Dr. & Mrs. Michael Fleenor Mr. & Mrs. Mark Leader s Ms. Dorothy J. Tayloe Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hays, Jr. Mrs. Brenda N. Stacey Ms. Lida I. Hill Mr. Alan Stamm Ms. Rhonda Lusco Mr. & Mrs. William Horton Mr. & Mrs. Jim Thompson Lori Oswald & Hans Paul Ms. Margaret Hillhouse Ms. Laura Steele & Mr. Taylor Steele Mrs. Joy Magruder Mr. Steve Todd & Mr. Ben Henry Ms. Valerie W. Holley Larry & Joalice Stephens Ms. Cecile L. Mason Mr. & Mrs. John Markus Dr. Robert T. Underwood Ms. Sarah S. Hood & Mr. Alex Hood Ms. Martha Ann Stevenson Mrs. Mary Louise Mason Mr. Rodney C. McCoy Dr. & Mrs. James C. Walker, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Horne, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James H. Strickland Mrs. Rebecca Mason Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Rooney Mr. & Mrs. Jack Warner Mr. & Mrs. J. Terry Humber Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Sutton Ms. Linda G. Massey Dr. & Mrs. Charles L Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. James Ms. Stella Swetnick Ms. Ann McAdams Dr. & Mrs. Jack Schaeffer Ms. Alison McGiffin Ms. Margery J. Wirth Mrs. Tonya W. Johnson Mr. O. David Taunton Mr. Frederick R. Spicer, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Jones Dr. Martha Thompson & Ms. Jane McKenzie Dr. & Mrs. Jack Trigg, Jr. Mrs. Harriett Wright Audrey Jones Mr. Richard Thompson Ms. Ellen McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Vandevelde, III Mr. & Mrs. Williams Jones III Dr. & Mrs. Will Varnell Mr. Stephen Monk Hydrangea- $60 Mrs. Sherry Jordan & Mr. Corbin Riemer Mr. Frank A. Wagner Ms. Joan Norred Judge Scott Vowell & Mr. & Mrs. Louis Josof Mrs. Ethel N. Owen Mr. & Mrs. Blake Alexander Mrs. Alecia Warnock Dr. Cameron M. Vowell Ms. Karen Kelly Mr. Edward W Parish Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alosi Mr. & Mrs. Allen Weatherford, Jr. Mrs. Ruby C. Key Ms. Anne Parrish Mr. & Mrs. Louis Willie, III Virginia & Bert Amason William & Nancy Webster Mr. & Mrs. B. E. Kidd, III Mrs. Suzanne Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Melvin M. Zivitz Mrs. Roy Ann Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. White Mr. Jason Kirby & Mr. Ben Faucher Ms. Katherine Reed Mr. & Mrs. George Andrews Murray & Wayne Williamson Sharon & David Kleeschulte Ms. Adrienne Retief & Ms. Alicia Andrews Audrey Ann & Jim Wilson Magnolia- $125 Jennifer Kramer Mr. Hank Cason Mrs. Katherine Avant Ms. Linda Wilson Mr. Jack Krueger Ms. Jean Rhone Ms. Diane P. Alessio & Mrs. Cheri Aycock Lawrence Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Clark Lamb Dr. Solange Ribeiro Mr. Otello A. Alessio Judy Bacon Mrs. W. W. Winfree, Jr. Ms. Savannah Lanier Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Rousso Mr. & Mrs. Leon Ashford Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Banks Mr. & Mrs. James H. Woodson Mrs. Mary Largent Mr. Lee C. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Larry Barkey Mrs. Bess O. Yeilding Mr. & Mrs. Jackson B. Bailey Dr. & Mrs Clifton Latting Ms. Jennifer Shelor Mr. & Mrs. John G. Barnett Mr. & Mrs. John Yow Drs. Angus & Melissa Baird Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lewis Mrs. Sue Solomon Mr. & Mrs. Craig Battles Ms. Melody R. Banks Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lockhart Mr. & Mrs. James Spiers Mr. & Mrs. T.A. Beckham Mrs. Kathy Logue Trillium- $45 Mrs. Cynthia S. Sproull Mrs. Barbara Ann Beckett-Gaines Mrs. Mindy Bennett Ms. Hope Long Ms. E. Bryding Adams Mrs. Nancy Stevens Dr. & Mrs. Frank Benesh Mr. & Mrs. Victor Bey Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Long, Jr. Mrs. Patricia Akers Mrs. Jane Street Mr. & Mrs. John M. 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